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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Dover Street is in Piccadilly.
See: Ely House.
John Evelyn's Diary. 18th July 1691. To London to hear Mr. Stringfellow preach his first sermon in the newly erected Church of Trinity, in Conduit Street; to which I did recommend him to Dr. Tenison (age 54) for the constant preacher and lecturer. This Church, formerly built of timber on Hounslow-Heath by King James (age 57) for the mass priests, being begged by Dr. Tenison, rector of St. Martin's [Map], was set up by that public-minded, charitable, and pious man near my son's dwelling in Dover Street, chiefly at the charge of the Doctor. I know him to be an excellent preacher and a fit person. This Church, though erected in St. Martin's, which is the Doctor's parish, he was not only content, but was the sole industrious mover, that it should be made a separate parish, in regard of the neighborhood having become so populous. Wherefore to countenance and introduce the new minister, and take possession of a gallery designed for my son's family, I went to London, where, [NOTE. Text runs out?].
John Evelyn's Diary. 28th June 1699. Finding my occasions called me so often to London, I took the remainder of the lease my son had in a house in Dover Street, to which I now removed, not taking my goods from Wotton.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th May 1700. I went from Dover street to Wotton, Surrey [Map], for the rest of the summer, and removed thither the rest of my goods from Sayes Court [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 7th December 1703. I removed to Dover Street, where I found all well; but houses, trees, garden, etc., at Sayes Court, Deptford [Map], suffered very much.
On 19th June 1808 Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon was born to Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon (age 24) and Emily Gage Countess of Abingdon at Dover Street.
On 7th June 1813 George Ashburnham (age 27) died at Dover Street.
On 3rd February 1825 James Erskine (age 52) died at Dover Street.
On 17th July 1835 Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 30) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 25) at Dover Street.
On 2nd July 1856 Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans (age 52) died at Dover Street. She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map].
On 4th April 1836 Bishop Bowyer Sparke (age 76) died at his home Ely House.